"We are pushing hard and taking risks but we have to. There is so much gravel on the roads here and I'm trying to limit the lime loss. I like this stage. The car is really, really nice." / "Tlačíme a riskujeme, ale musíme. Je hodně vytaháno, ale snažím se neztrácet. Tahle RZ se mi líbí."

"Wrong tyres and a surprise in one braking point where we went into the vines. The engine stalled and we lost a lot of time." / "Špatně zvolené pneu a na jedněch brzdách jsme byli ve vinici. Chcíplo nám to a ztratili jsme tam."

"I played a gamble on two hards and two softs. It rained since the gravel crew went through, so I didnlt know what to expect. Each corner was like flipping a coin. All softs would have been better I think." / "Zariskovali jsme na dvou měkkých a dvou tvrdých. Mezi průjezdem špionů a startem zapršelo, nevěděli jsme co čekat, před každou zatáčkou jsme si mohli hodit korunou. komplet měkké obutí by asi bylo lepší."

"It was okay, a bit of a moment in one place but otherwise okay. Not a lot of grip in the dry. Early on I worked on getting heat in the tyres." / "Ok, jedna krizovka. Na suchu nebyla moc dobrá přilnavost. Musel jsem zahřát pneu."

"I went off 1km from the start. The road was dry then suddenly wet section under braking and I went into the vines and lost the front (splitter) lip. Now I have no down force at all. It makes it very tricky." / "Byli jsme venku 1 km po startu. Bylo sucho a najednou přišla mokrá část na brzdy. 3li jsme do vinice a přišli o přední spojler (lízátko). Chybí nám přítlak, což je složité."

Other info

The initial section is all about the vineyards above the Mosel river. It is littered with hairpins, both downhill and uphill, and tricky junctions among the grapes. After exiting the vines, there is a 1.3km blast along a main road to the village of Rivenich, which drivers leave across open fields. The stage becomes more open before ending with another string of hairpins.